3 pounds peaches
1½ pound brown sugar
½ cup water
½ cup vinegar
whole cloves

Select firm whole peaches. Do not peel. Cook sugar. water and vinegar together, stirring, until syrup spins a thread from a spoon. Stick cloves in the peaches and add to syrup. Boil gently until peaches are tender, stirring frequently, but taking care not to break the skins. Add as much water while cooking as is needed to keep the peaches in syrup. Should take about 45 minutes. When peaches are well cooked and syrup is thick, remove fruit and put in heated jars. Pour syrup over peaches to the very top of the jar. Seal. Will fill 2 jars.